| Suffix |
Meaning |
Example |
| ac |
pertaining
to |
cardiac |
| al |
pertaining
to |
femoral |
| ar |
pertaining
to |
malar |
| ary |
pertaining
to |
biliary |
| algia |
pain |
arthralgia |
| apheresis |
removal |
leukapheresis |
| ase |
enzyme |
alkaline
phosphatase |
| asthenia |
weakness |
myasthenia |
| capnia |
carbon
dioxide |
hypocapnia |
| cele |
hernia;
protrusion |
hydrocele |
| centesis |
surgical
puncture to aspirate fluid |
amniocentesis |
| cidal |
killing |
suicidal |
| coccus
(pl. cocci) |
berryshaped ( a form of bacterium) |
pneumococcus
|
| crine |
separate;
secrete |
endocrine |
| crit |
to
separate |
hematocrit |
| cyte |
cell |
leukocyte |
| desis |
surgical
fixation; fusion |
arthrodesis |
| eal |
pertaining
to |
calcaneal |
| ectasis |
stretching
out; dilatation; expansion |
bronchiectasis |
| ectomy |
excision
or surgical removal |
tonsillectomy |
| emesis |
vomiting |
hematemesis |
| emia |
blood
condition |
anemia |
| esis |
condition |
diaphoresis |
| iasis |
condition |
psoriasis |
| ic |
pertaining
to |
apneic |
| gen |
substance
or agent that produces or causes |
antigen |
| genesis |
origin;
cause |
iatrogenesis |
| genic |
producing;
originating; causing |
organogenic |
| gram |
record;
x-ray film |
echocardiogram |
| graph |
instrument
used to record |
radiograph |
| graphy |
process
of recording; xray filming |
arteriography |
| ia |
condition
of diseased or abnormal state |
hypoxia |
| ial |
pertaining
to |
arterial |
| iatry |
physician;
treatment |
psychiatry |
| ician |
one
who |
physician |
| ictal |
seizure;
attack |
postictal |
| ism |
state
of |
embolism |
| itis |
inflammation |
colitis |
| lepsy |
seizure |
epilepsy |
| lysis |
loosening;
dissolution; separating |
hydrolysis |
| lytic |
destroy;
reduce |
thrombolytic |
| malacia |
softening |
chondromalacia |
| mania |
madness;
insane desire |
pyromania |
| megaly |
enlargement |
hepatosplenomegaly |
| meter |
instrument
used to measure |
thermometer |
| metry |
measurement |
oximetry |
| morph |
form;
shape |
polymorph
(polymorphonuclear) |
| odynia |
pain |
arthrodynia |
| oid |
resembling |
hyoid |
| ologist |
one
who studies & practices (specialist) |
cardiologist |
| ology |
study
of |
oncology |
| oma |
tumor;
swelling |
hematoma |
| opia |
vision
(condition) |
myopia |
| opsy |
to
view |
biopsy |
| oorhagia |
rapid
flow of blood |
menorrhagia |
| orrhaphy |
suturing;
repairing |
herniorrhaphy |
| orrhea |
flow;
excessive discharge |
menorrhea |
| orrhexis |
rupture |
capsulorrhexis |
| osis |
abnormal
condition (means increased when used with blood cell word
roots) |
dermatosis |
| ostomy |
creation
of an artificial opening |
colostomy |
| otomy |
cut
into or incision |
craniotomy |
| ous |
pertaining
to |
parous |
| oxia |
oxygen |
hypoxia |
| paresis |
slight
paralysis |
hemiparesis |
| pathy |
disease |
neuropathy |
| penia |
abnormal
reduction in number |
cytopenia |
| pepsia |
digestion |
dyspepsia |
| pexy |
surgical
fixation; suspension |
urethropexy |
| phagia |
eating;
swallowing |
odynophagia |
| phobia |
abnormal
fear of or aversion to specific objects or things |
claustrophobia |
| phonia |
sound
or voice |
hyperphonia |
| phoria |
feeling |
euphoria |
| physis |
growth |
hypophysis |
| plasia |
formation;
development; a growth |
hyperplasia |
| plasm |
growth;
substance; formation |
cytoplasm |
| plasty |
plastic
or surgical repair |
arthroplasty |
| plegia |
paralysis |
paraplegia |
| pnea |
breathing |
apnea |
| poiesis |
formation |
hematopoiesis |
| porosis |
passage |
osteoporosis |
| prandial |
meal |
postprandial |
| ptosis |
dropping;
sagging; prolapse |
splanchnoptosis |
| ptysis |
spitting |
hemoptysis |
| salpinx |
fallopian
tube |
hydrosalpinx |
| sarcoma |
malignant
tumor |
angiosarcoma |
| sclerosis |
hardening |
atherosclerosis |
| scope |
instrument
used for visual examination |
endoscope |
| scopy |
visual
examination |
colonoscopy |
| scopic |
visual
examination |
arthroscopic |
| sepsis |
infection |
sepsis |
| spasm |
sudden
involuntary muscle contraction |
vasospasm |
| stasis |
control;
stop |
hemostasis |
| stalsis |
contraction |
peristalsis |
| stenosis |
constriction;
narrowing |
stenosis |
| thorax |
chest |
hemithorax |
| tocia |
birth;
labor |
dystocia |
| tome |
instrument
used to cut |
keratome |
| tripsy |
surgical
crushing |
lithotripsy |
| trophy |
nourishment |
atrophy |
| ule |
little |
pustule |
| uria |
urine;
urination |
pyuria |
